No Fear!

Tonight I watched my youngest show no fear. At the end of swimming tonight they let the kids jump off the diving boards. It is always fun to watch the kids do this. They get real excited when they get out the pool and quickly walk (not run) over to the diving boards. I have watched Destiny jump off the low dive last year. As I watched all the kids get in line I got excited for Destiny as I realized she was getting in line to jump off the high dive. I was wondering if she was going to get up to the top and decide wait this is way to high and want to go back down to safer ground. She climbed up the ladder and marched out to the end of the board and jumped off with no fear.
Made me think about areas in my life with the Lord. I should be able to focus on the Lord and with no fear "jump". My conversation might go something like this. I start to climb the ladder and I start thinking man this is kind of high... I wonder if God knows how high this is? As I reach the top I see how high up I really am and I tell God do you realize how high this is... how scary this is... I don't think you realize how hard this is for me to jump... or how scared I am?

2 Timothy 1:7 says:

God didn't give us a spirit that makes us weak and fearful. He
gave us a spirit that gives us power and love. It helps us control
ourselves.

Romans 8:15 also says:

You didn't receive a spirit that makes you a slave to fear once again. Instead
you received the Holy Spirit, who makes you God's child. By the Spirit's power
we call God "Abba." Abba means Father.

So the next time I am climbing up the ladder of the high dive in my life I want to be like my youngest and with confidence and not fear focus my eyes on my Daddy God and jump!